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Another OpenAI sandbox fails, agentic AI system gains internet access

The system reached a third-party chatbot during training, prompting OpenAI to pause tool-use training on its most capable models until the flaw was fixed

AI is shopping for you now. What does that mean for ecommerce in India?

AI agents could soon handle shopping decisions and transactions for consumers, forcing ecommerce, travel, and insurance platforms to rethink pricing, customer engagement, and security

OpenAI's models accessed US govt websites including US census and SEC data

The company said its models accessed publicly available data from Census and SEC websites as it investigates incidents involving AI systems bypassing security controls

Claude AI discovers CRISPR-like gene-editing system: All you need to know

Anthropic says 950 Claude agents scanned more than 200,000 reverse transcriptases in 21 hours, identifying a novel system called ART that researchers later validated in a laboratory

Project Suncatcher: What Google plans to test by taking AI compute to space

Google's Project Suncatcher will test AI chips in orbit as the company explores solar-powered satellite clusters as a potential new way to scale AI computing infrastructure

Why AI agents need an identity layer to act safely on web built for humans

AI agents can shop, book travel and make payments, but disputes involving Meta, Amazon and NPCI expose gaps in how the web identifies agents, grants permissions and assigns responsibility

Google launches Photos Wardrobe in India: How to create a digital closet

Google Photos' AI-powered Wardrobe feature is now available in India, letting users organise clothes from their photos, create outfits and virtually try them on using AI on mobile devices

IIT Delhi develops India's first indigenous micro Graphics Processing Unit

IIT Delhi researchers have developed India's first working indigenous micro-GPU, aimed at reducing import dependence and enabling affordable graphics systems for embedded applications

Beyond phones: How Meta is building a hardware ecosystem around Muse AI

Meta is spreading Muse across smart glasses, a Neural Band, VR hardware and the new Charm device, distributing AI interaction across hardware rather than concentrating it on a smartphone

As AI agents enter festive shopping, banks warn of fraud and payments risks

As AI moves from recommending products to making purchases, banks are flagging risks around fraud, privacy, authorisation and who is responsible when an agent makes a mistake

Conversational AI firm Gupshup launches agentic AI solution for real estate

The solution combines agentic AI with property, inventory and CRM systems to support discovery, lead qualification, sales and post-sales interactions through WhatsApp and voice

After iPhone, Adobe brings Premiere mobile video editing app to Android

Adobe Premiere's Android app brings professional-style editing to smartphones, with multi-track timelines, precise cuts, audio enhancement, 4K export and AI-powered creative tools

YouTube brings Amazon product tagging to affiliate programme in India

Beyond expanding Amazon product tagging to India, YouTube is adding new features for viewers and creators like Custom Feeds, Live Showdowns, real-time dubbing and more

Meta debuts camera-free smart glasses at $349 to tackle privacy concerns

The Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses drop cameras but retain audio recording, while Meta expands its Muse AI assistant with shopping, appointments and computer-use features

For humanity's sake, please control the AI we created: Tech leaders urge UN

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI chief Sam Altman told the UN Security Council that governments must help prevent AI risks and excessive concentration of power

Meta launches $1,299 VR glasses-style headset to take on Apple's Vision Pro

Meta's new headset weighs about 100 grams after shifting its processor, battery and cooling system to an external pack, targeting a lighter and cheaper alternative to Apple's Vision Pro

10 mn users & counting, Amazon Pay Later lines up a broader credit play

Amazon Pay India CEO Vikas Bansal says the company will focus on expanding its smart wallet and digital credit offerings for consumers and small businesses.

Fujifilm India exploring deals to supply chemicals to domestic chip cos

Fujifilm India is exploring supply deals with chipmakers and local partners as it invests about ₹800 crore in a semiconductor materials plant in Dholera

Meta expected to unveil new smart glasses at Connect developer event

Meta is expected to show off AI-powered smart glasses at its Connect developer conference as CEO Mark Zuckerberg continues to evangelise the glasses as the next step in human-computer interactions.

As AI agents grow more autonomous, India faces a safety-regulation test

Recent incidents involving autonomous AI systems have sharpened debate over whether India's principle-based framework needs binding rules for frontier models and stronger independent testing